Arab terrorists chose their enemy wisely, says the writer, who chose a novel way to describe what he perceives as Israel's mistakes. Freeing terrorist murderers is only part of the larger picture. Choosing Jews as the enemy is a terrorist's dream come true. If you are a terrorist facing Israel, you can fire
Egypt's military chief is looking for a strong turnout in next week's constitutional referendum as a mandate to run for president. But the popular general who ousted President Mohammmd Mursi and ordered a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood could be disappointed: His Islamist foes have promised a boycott and mass demonstrations aimed at keeping voters
Said Shehata, 43, claims that he suffered "discrimination, victimisation and unfair treatment" from his managers and editors as a result of his religion. He brought his case after missing out on a permanent job as a senior broadcast journalist at BBC Arabic, the oldest and largest of the Corporation’s non-English language services, while nine
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a fatwa (religious edict) banning online chatting between unrelated men and women, Iranian media reported on Monday, according to Al Arabiya. Ironically, Khamenei’s ruling came a day after Iran’s Foreign Minister touted his country as a “model for democracy” in the region. “Given the immorality
Iran will not be part of the planned Geneva II peace conference on Syria, despite President Bashar Al-Assad’s wish to have his key ally attend, Al Arabiya reported on Monday. According to the report, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday started sending out invitations to the peace conference, but Iran was not
Controversial British Muslim extremist Anjem Choudary has been helping to "vet" potential jihadis for combat in Syria, according to a veteran Islamist leader and associate of his. Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed, who spent 20 years in the UK before fleeing to Lebanon in 2005, offered an insight into the workings of the "Al Muhajiroun"
Just one week after the Orthodox Church celebrates Eastern Christmas on January 7, Coptic Egyptians will turn out at the polls to ratify or strike down Egypt’s new constitution draft. If voters approve it Egypt will have a constitution slightly more liberal than Morsi’s but stricter (more religious) than Mubarak’s. As bomb-sniffing dogs prepare the
One of the leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood planned to establish a “Revolutionary Guard” modeled after Iran’s elite military unit, Al Arabiya reported on Monday. The report cited a former member of Al-Qaeda who spoke to an Egyptian TV channel. The man, Mohammad Tawfic, said that Khairat al-Shater, the one-time deputy Egyptian Muslim
Interview with Holocaust Researcher Dr. Rafael Medoff: "The reasons for the failure to bomb Auschwitz and the ways in which the Roosevelt administration misled the groups requesting such bombing, offer many lessons for dealing with today's problems." “During my research I found numerous examples of behind-the-scenes remarks in which U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The premier Dutch soccer team Vitesse left for training in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year - without its best defender, after UAE authorities refused to allow him into the country. The reason: he is Israeli. Spokeswoman Esther Bal told a Dutch radio station that the team had originally been given permission to
